SOMETHING NEW IN FANS. 'A good many pretty ones in thin •wood are having the patterns burnt Into them by pyrographj*. These came originally to us from China, when the idea was applied to palm leaves, and not to wood. Some of them show beau tiful flowers and landscapes. They are strong enough to last well; the only drawbnek is that they are heavier than the chiffon ones. TIIE CHARMS OF MANNER. "She can't come into a room, she sticks in the door," Is the reference made by a novelist to one of the char acters in her most recent work. One reader seizes upon this sentence as a basis for some comments upon the ac tions of the girl of the period. "Nowa days no one is taught any of the charms of manner," she says. "A girl comes into the room like a whirlwind •leaving the door open behind her, or else slams it violently; she sits on her gown, which is all crumpled up under her, and she gathers up her skirts in the street with a careless movement, iwhieh is as ungraceful as it is ineffec tive." I A COMMON SENSE SOCIAL. I attended a gay fittlc affair which bur hostess called "a common sense social." The punning name was given to it because ail of the games—and a bright series they made—were founded fcou the "common senses," such as hear ing, feeling, etc. For example, in the feeling contest the player is blind folded and required to feel a dozen objects on a table. When the bandage is removed he is required to write down the names of all the objects, as he supposes them to bo. For hearing, lie listens to something, we will say n song or story, and Is afterward called upon to reproduce the words upon paper as closely as possible. For smells, a number of small boxes filled with various household materials, such lis bread, starch, Indian meal, borax, celery, salt and the like, are passed from linnd to hand. The player smells them with a bandage over his eyes and afterwards guesses their contents. Points are given for the best work in. each competition. The player who h,olds the most points at the end of the eyries wins a prize. The prizes were fn* desirable gifts in touch with the games of the evening. For example, a pair of opera glasses (vision), a phon ograph (hearing), a silver spoon (taste). The boobies can be made very amus ing. Players winning low scores should have one.—Mary Dawson, in Good Housekeeping. MISS GOULD AT nOME. To know her one must see Miss Gould in her country place, Lyndhurst, nt Irvington-on-the-Hudson, where she spends half the year. There she is Seldom without visitors—not formal house parties, formally entertained, but friends, often self-supporting girls, who come for a week or six weeks, to visit pn the simple basis of companionship. For these there are half a dozen horses In the stable, and a riding master comes up from New York to accom i nany and teach the less proficient. On %i'.mmer mornings Miss Gould and her guests will be up at 0.30, fortified with coffee, and off into the country lanes, adding hatless and shirt-walsted in the freedom of that early hour. It is not park riding—that is for her winter months in New York—but good, happy country galloping, with sometimes a brisk race against a shower byway of excitement. For Miss Gould fears thunder as some women do mice, and there is no tranquil waiting under a tree for her when the cannonade be gins. Most of us can bo reached by a dra matic cry for help, a pitiful, obvious tragedy, flung In front of our windows. But Miss Gould's true claims to the hearts of her countrymen He In faith ful, undramatlc, dny-by-day service; the ready help, here for a struggling student, there for a crippled child; lire long hours of work on committees ? .>y which some public end is achieved; I 'lie thousand good deeds of even which %'ier own right hand does not know, so modest is the left—Juliet Wilbur Tompkins, in Everybody's Magazine. i AIDS TO MATRIMONY. The wise mamma who has daugh ters whom she wishes to dispose of In a matrimonial way disregards the ac complishments of her own day and those of her contemporaries. No longer docs the mother who is seeking good husbands for her mar riageable daughters trust to the Blng ing of songs, the playing of the piano, drawing in black and white, nor the hundred and one bits of fancy work that were supposed to make a girl at tractive a quarter of a century ago. / In those far off days the mother who (Was looking out for a husband for her d lughter long years before saw that she was taught a little French, a wee bit more German and also a smattering of Italian. Lnnguages were supposed to add to the value of a wife. But none of these things counts to-day. At least so declares a mother whom the world looks upon as a most successful match maker. k gQ games the attention of her daugh ters were directed long before they took a turn at the one that ended at the nuptial altar, says the Philadelphia American. Not all out-or-door ones were rec ommended, for this match-making mamma had in mind the middle-aged bachelors who love to comfortably sit in a cosy corner and deal out cards as the hours gd by. From toe point of view of matrimony this marrying mother considers golf a miserable failure. 'When the endless expense of the links is considered, with bills for clubs, balls, lockers, repairs, to say nothing of red coats and golfing skirts, it does seem hopeless, for most men are so intent upon making records that thay do not pause to make love. Now with tennis it is different. Even the terms of the game call attention in a delicate way to the game that leads to matrimony. Golf moans strnightnway trudging over hill and dale, where the game with the ball and the racquet means gardens and shrubbery, and the short ness of the game gives plenty of op portunity to visit and chat. For indoor games a maid can quickly bring a man to his knees at ping-pong, and the girl who is clever nt cards is sure to prove an attraction to the man who likes his rubber after dinner. W Bovdoff 0IAT: The little Princess Yolande of Italy is sap t • have the largest and darkest eyes of any European Princess. Lady Curzon, wife of the Viceroy of India, is said to be an active promoter of every kind of philanthropic work among the Hindoo women. Russian women of means are now trying to gain admission to member ship in the St. Petersburg Bourse. The men do not seem to object. Among the students nt the Bohemian Uui'vorslty hi Prague there is a Domin ican nun. She is twenty-eight years old, and her specialty is physics. Queen Amelia of Portugal, who lias always manifested an especial liking for the study of medicine. Is now a full fledged M. D. and chief physician for the royal family. Queen Alexandra's crown is to be broken up. The jewels are to be re moved from the settings and the famed Ivoh-i-noor is to be used by her Majesty as a neck ornament. The great-grandfather of Mrs. Mary Jane Pairo, who died a few days ago In Baltimore, was a member of the Boston "tea party," and in her home hangs the mirror which hung in the hall of the house from which the Bos ton "tea party" started on its expedi tion. An Englishwoman has patented a new baby car hammock. This is a combination between a cradle and a perambulator, which takes up very lit tle room, obviates all jarring and jolt ing, and at the same time Is so made that a child lying in it is completely protected from cold air and draughts. Here is a good idea for getting an elaborate tablecloth at small cost. A woman who plies her needle skilfully bought some lace collars at a great reduction, they being of fine quality but too extreme to remnin in style. She worked these up into a tablecloth, two forming a centrepiece and one being placed In each corner. Such a cloth, if purchased under ordinary conditions, would have cost about S2OO, while she obtained it for a few dol lars. /aP ri^es f|§K=aJ@>®w® ar Fringe is extensively used for trim ming evening dresses. Steel and silver trimmings are more in evidence this year than gold. Veil pins of carved gold, Inset with pearls and oval in form, are the lntest. In evening coats of Parisian design ing, the champagne shade is the favor ite. Many of the now lace skirts are or namented with ovals in ivory painted velvet. Unique and beautiful is an orchid pendant of rose gold, with setting of baroque pearl. Square cut emeralds, surmounted by small brilliants, are among the novel ties in ear rings. White, pale blue and old pink nre the most fashionable colors this season for evening wear. Slender platinum neck chains, set with quaintly shaped jewels, represent a new feature .in gem work. Dressy waists are fashioned from white mohair and trimmed with nar row white satin ribbon or gold braid. Three baroque pearls in white lend an extra touch of embellishment to a lovely stock of soft silk In pale pink. The newest and prettiest glove hand kerchiefs are of plain colored lawn, with a narrow hemstitched border. Black aigrettes for the hair are tipped with diamonds, and exceedingly beau tiful are these scintillating ornaments. A wing-shaped belt buckle of blue enamel with a greenish cast is decor ated with the head and tail feathers of a peacock. One of the extreme novelties In even ing shoes Is a slipper of green satin, with side insertion of patent leather, and green satin heeis. The coral rose has been revived and in Its delicate pink prettlness it is now found adorning some long brooches and topping stickpins. Of the many chains that have made their appearance this season one formed of twisted gold wire beads set with pearls is noticeable. JP , ' A NOVEL SOFA CUSHION. Novel and dainty is a sofa cushion composed of double padded hags of silk In a delicate blue shade finished with frills to match. Bands of lace insertion lined with satin ribbon in the palest pink tones terminate in rosettes at the top. The combination of coors is Frenchy and exceedit'.gy effective. ODD CHINAWAHE. Odd bits of chinawnre are in the form of egg dishes with places around the edge for holding the egg cups. One such dish is in the shape of a leaf with the egg cups outlining the edge of the leaf and a chicken at one end. In an other the head of a chanticleer serves ns a handle, the cups being arranged on a tray around the edge. A COAL OIL HINT. Coal oil, if kept in a very cold place, such as the outer kitchen, lu winter, will smell disagreeably when burned. It should never go Into the lamps while very cold. If the large tank cannot conveniently be kept Indoors, fill a small can for each day's use and let It stand over night In the corner of the closet. One woman who had been having endless trouble with her lamps and throwing away money on now burners, was told by the oilman that the trouble lay in keeping her oil tank lu n freezing shed outside. Since she has transferred it into the cellar tlie troublesome odors are no longer noticed. Perhaps much of the trouble we bear about with coal oil stoves may arise In this simple mistake.—Good Housekeeping. A RUG SUGGESTION. A wise housewife suggests that It Is very bad for either valuable or inex pensive rugs to be beaten too often, ns it does in very fact beat the life out of them. When the surface becomes soiled they can be washed with no fear of injuring their colors, since the ma jority of oriental rugs especially are washed repeatedly before reaching this country and the dyos used are thereby mellowed and enriched. The best method of washing a large rug Is to stretch and tack It upon a clean floor, then scour It well with soapsuds. After the scotiring It must ho thoroughly rinsed to remove all trace of the nnlmal matter in the soap, after which it should not he removed until it is perfectly dry. Then It will not shrink mid will lie perfectly flat upon the floor. THE CARE OF SILVER. To prevent silver from tarnishing place a few lumps of camphor In the box or drawer containing the articles. This will neutralize to some extent the gases which turn silver black. If sil ver Is to be stored for some length of time It should be cleaned thoroughly and placed in cotton flannel hags which can he closed tightly at the top. These bags should then be wrapped in paraffin paper or still better in bees wax paper. To make the beeswax pa per, for It cannot be bought, take or dinary manlla paper and lay it on a smooth surface covered by a white cloth. Shave the beeswax thickly over the paper and then pass a hot Iron over It. The wax will melt right Into the paper. New silver frequently is Lacquered. In other words, the surface has been varnished with a solution of gun cot ton and ether. This Is done by manu facturers to prevent the silverware being tarnished, also to keep the sur face In good condition. The varnish sometimes peels off, leaving the ex posed surface to tarnish. In this case there is nothing to do hut to place the silver in boiling water for two or three minutes, after which the lacquer can be easily removed. Silver can he re lacquered If desired, | fgjjt RECIPEST If Stale Bread Griddle Cakes—Soak one pint of stale bread in one quart of milk for one hour, then beat it smooth; beat the yolks of two eggs, add them to the milk and bread, then add flour to make a thin batter; one teaspoonfu] of salt; add the whites of tlie eggs, then three level teaspoonfuls of baking powder; beat thoroughly and bake on a hot griddle. Plain Cream—Soak half a box of gelatine In half a cup of cold water one hour; put three cupfuls of milk In the double boiler, add one cup of sugar, then the gelatine, stirring until It is dissolved; strain when cold, add juice and rind of one lemon; stir well, turn it into a mould and stand In a cool place; serve with cream or custard, vanilla sauce. Popovers—Beat two eggs until quite thick; add to them two cupfuls of milk; pour half of this over two cupfuls of sifted flour and one-fourth teaspoonfu) of salt; beat well, then jiour over re maining milk and egg; beat until frothy, then beat for one miuute with tlie egg beater; fill hot greased earthen cups two-thirds full und bake In a moderate oven forty-five minutes. Sugared Beets—Cut off tlie beet tops, scrub the lieets with a vegetable brush, put them Into boiling water and cook until very tender; then pour off the water and scrape off the skins; cut beets in slices one-fourth iuch thick; to five small beats add three level teaspoonfuls of butter, half a teaspoon ful of sugar and half a teaspoon ol salt; bring to the boil; serve hot. THE ENGLISH AT CARACAS. Drake Conducted a Buccaneering Ex pedition to the Place. An English landing party ha 9 found Its way to Caracas before now, says the Westminster Gazette. Sir Francis Drake got there on a buccaneering ex pedition after the dispersion of the Spanish Armanda. Tlho high road was strongly fortified against him, but a traitor guidod him by an Indian path through the ravines. lie found only one man in the city, a knight named Alonzo de Lodoma, who was too old to go eut with his neighbors, but of fered to fight the Englishmen one at a time as long as his strength lasted. Sir Francis was so pleased with his valor that he proposed to spare his life, but the old gentleman got into a private quarrel with one of the sailors, and the sailor cut his head off. Sir Francis did not lose a single man, and carried off treasure to the value of $1,000,000. No On© Should Live Without Work. General William Booth., founder of the Salvation Army, does not believe In the ten-raillion-dollar homo which the late Winfleld Scott Stratton pro posed to build with his vast fortune. In an interview he said: "It is all a mistake to give poor people so much charity. They should be made to work, for no one has the right to live on the product of another man's la bor without giving proper compensa tion." It was remarked that the home was for the indigent poor and crip pled, whereupon the General said: "I do not care if they are crippled; they should work anyway, for everybody can do somo work. Even my wife, when she was in her last illness and paralyzed in her right arm, learned to crochet with her left hand and worked on a pair of slippers for me, finishing them within four days of her death. The Stratton home may bo all right, but It is all wrong to get together a large number of men and women, clothe and feed them for nothing, and not require them to work." Canned Pumpkins. The pumpkin is coming to its own, but not swiftly enough for the require ments of trade. The demand far ex ceeds the supply. Those few farmers or commercial pumpkinists who grow this popular vegetable for market will receive twice as much for it this sea son as ever before. The canning fac tories wont to can more than a million cans, but the raw material is not forth coming. The importance and growth of the pumpkin industry will be more fully realized when it is known that ono modest cannery in Northern Ohio pays $20,000 for its pumpkin supply in a season. Ready for Death. A man, being seriously ill, asked his wife to send for the minister, who came, and. talked some time with the good old man. On leaving he tried to comfort his wife, saying that while John was very weak he was evidently ready for a better world. Unexpect edly, however, John rallied and said to his wife: "Jennie, my woman, I'll maybe be spared to ye yet." "Na, na, John," was the reply; "ye're prepared and I'm resigned. Dee noo." How's This? We ofTor Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHKNEY k Co., Props., Toledo, O. We, the uudorsigned, bavo known F. J.Che ney for the last 15 years, and believe him per fectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga tion mado by their firm. WEST JC TnuAX.WholesaleDruggists.Toledo. Ohio. WALDINQ, KIHXAK AM Anviir, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure le taken internally,not ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. Price, 750. per bottle. Bold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. HolTs Family rills aro the best. Some men oompel their wives to re spect them, even it they have to do it with a club. This Will Interest Mothers. Mother Gray's Swcot Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's Homo, New York, cure Constipation, Fover- Ishness, Teething Disorders, Stomach Trou bles and Destroy Worms; 80,000 testimonials of cures. All druggists, 250. Sample FUEK. Address Allen B. Olmsted, Lo Boy, N. Y. Some people aro so credulous as to be lieve everything they hear, even about themselves. FITS permanently cured.No fits or nervous ness after first day s use of Dr. Kline's Groat Ncrveßestorer. $2 trial bottleand treutiso froo Dr. B.H.KLINE, Ltd., 081 Aroh Bt.,Phlla.,Pa. When a fellow gots a reputation for pa tience it sometimes means that he is sim ply lazy. Mrs.Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for children toothing,soften the gums, roducos Inilamma tlon,allayspaln,oures wind oolic. *250. abottle It's just as well that we don't always know the private opinions our dearest friends have of us. I'iso's Cure Is the best medicino we ever used for all affections of throat and lungs.— WM, O. ENDSLEY, Vanburen, Ind., Fob. 10, 1900. Women never really fool each other with their kisses. Write for free dosoriptivo matter o f Cali fornia.Golden West Beal Estate Co.,Yi*alia, California. Nothing destroys the memory so effect ually as borrowing money. Dyeing is as oasy as washing when PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are used. There is always some one to sneer at ge hius. ' ,: I)! &■ 111 A Ufl4 ini\ AII j) pmurn^Jrp SISTERS OF CHARITY Rely on Pe=ru=na to Fight Catarrh, Coughs, Colds and Grip. j| J A letter recently received by Dr. Hartman from Bister Beatrix, 410 W. 80th street. Now York, reads as follows : J Door Sir:— 4 ' l canno* *../ t. >• inui in pcil-si r pvrnna. Eight { J bottles of it cured me of catarrh- of u lc lungs of four years' stand,- £ i itxg, and 1 would not have been without it for anything. It helped S 5 several Sisters of couglts, and colds and I have yet to find one case S J of catarrh that it does not cure. "—SISTER RDATItIX. | Interesting Letters From Catholic Institu tions. In every eountry of the civilized world the Sisters of Charity arc known. Not only do they minister to TH _ the spiritual and intellect '"fc ual needs of the charges SISTERS committed to their care, GOOD but they also minister to WORK. their bodily needs. With so many children to take care of and to protect from climate and dis ease, these wise and prudent Sisters have found Peruna a never-failing safeguard. • Dr. Hartman receives many letters from Catholic Sisters from all over the United States. A recommend recently received from a Catholic institution in Detroit, Mich., reads as follows: They All Obliged. In the United States Supreme Court the other day Justice Shiras was de livering with all proper solemnity an opinion in a patent medicine suit A pretty little child sat with her mother among the spectators. The court was the embodiment of dignity, so much so that it was almost impressive. The little girl flgeted in her place as the Justice, in monotonous tones, ex pounded fine points of law, and she shook her head, adorned with a big picture hat, in impatience. There came a pause. The little girl piped: "Mamma, why don't somebody smile?" and instantly she had her wish, for everybody except.the horrified court officials immediately displayed the broadest kind of a grin. Dr. Koch Will Go. A dispatch from Cape Town says that the mission of Dr. Koch to South Africa in connection with cattle disr eases is practically certain. The va rious governments and the Chartered Company will pay the expenses be tween them, the company contributing two-fifths of the entire cost, which is estimated at $50,000. Dr. Koch will take two assistants with him. The fees he has asked are at the rate of $30,000 a year for himself, and $5,000 a year for each assistant. In addition to this, all expenses incurred by the great expert in bacteriology are to be paid, and sls a day special allowance for himself. Bronio-Seltzer ! Promptly cures ali Headaches Dr. S. D. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio: Dear Sir :- i4 The young girl who used the rcrnna was suffering from laryngitis and loss of voice. The re sult of the treatment was most satis factory' She found great relief, and after further use of the medicine we hope to be able to say she is entirely cured."—Sisters of Charity. This young girl was under the care of the Sisters of Charity and used Peruna for catarrh of the throat, with good results as the above letter testifies. If you do not derive prompt and satisfac tory results from the use of Peruna. write at once to Dr. llartman, giving a full state ment of y°ur case, and ho will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. Ohio. Capsicum Vaseline PUT UP IN COLLAPSIBLE TUBES. A Substitute for and Superior to Mustard or any other plaster, and will not blister the most delicate skin. The pain HlluyinirHnd curative qualities of this article are wondorlul. It will stop the tooth ache Ht onco Mtid relieve headache nnd sciatica. We recommend it as the beet and safest external counter-irritant known, also n* an external remedy for pains in the chest and stomach and all rheu matic, neuralKlc and gouty complaints. A trial will prove what we claim for it. and it will be found to be invaluable in the household. Many people say "It is the l*est of all your preparations." Price, 16 cents, at all ilruiwiats, or other dealers, or by seodlnK this amount to us in postage stumps We will send vou a tube by mail. No article should l>e accepted by the public unless the same carries our label, OB otherwise it is not genuine. ChGsebroughManufacturingGo. 17 State Strest. New York City. ILnrffe*t cvow-omoffMil Pototoesln America. I fhftWlarftl NotrYorker" fives Kaiser's Ear- , It VVlsonl Q y|,.|